Re: Need help setting up wireless LAN on Debian

Austin Godber wrote:

>> Austin,
>>
>> Thanks for responding!
>>
>> I tried iwconfig and I ended up with wlan0 and eth0 running. When I
>> disconnect the LAN cable I cannot access the Internet. So, my second
>> problem is how to switch between the two connections - eth0 and wlan0.
>>
>> Thanks!
>
>
> If you can verify that the iwconfig command really gets you associated
> to your AP (can you see a real MAC address when you iwconfig wlan0)
> then you can shutdown the eth0 interface and get a dhcp lease for your
> wlan0 interface.
>
> ifconfig eth0 down
> dhclient wlan0
>
> Austin
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Austin,

Awesome!! it works! Now, I just need a way to automate the process when
I boot up.

Thanks!

Mark
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